Junior Miss contestants come from all walks of life, but they have one common characteristic: the desire to succeed. Each young woman receives valuable life experience through our program - relationship skills, self-confidence, and a sense of achievement. It is our goal to ensure that everyone who participates in our program has an enjoyable and memorable experience.

Below is a list of contestants for our forthcoming 2011 Capitol Region's Junior Miss. Want to participate? Apply now!

Lauren Holder Parents: John Holder College Preference: University of Virginia Career Goals: Mathematics, or Education, or Marketing/Business
Samah McGona Parents: Abraham McGona College Preference: Georgetown University or Boston University Career Goals: International Relations or Journalism
Gabrielle Badura College Preference: Duke, UVA, William & Mary, URichmond, VT, Career Goals: Engineering, Accounting, IT, Entrepreneurship
Lauren Simard Parents: Philip & Gretchen Simard College Preference: UVA, William and Mary, VA Tech, or JMU Career Goals: Physical Therapist Talent: Gymnastics/Dance
Angelica Davis Parents: Donny & Debra Bonaparte College Preference: JMU Career Goals: Nursing Talent: Vocal and Instrumental (Paparazzi, by Stephanie Germonatta (Lady Gaga))
Melanie Niemela
Erin Horton College Preference: JMU, Shenandoah, CNU Career Goals: Music Education
Elizabeth Puryear
Sigouney Wheeler Wheeler
Brittany Holdren
SYDNI FONTENO Parents: Kevin Fonteno & Alezia Mason Career Goals: Business Manager, Sports Interviewer Talent: Twirling with multiple batons
Olivia Hairfield Parents: Randy & Annette Hairfield Career Goals:
Hailey Flores
Gabrielle Ferguson Parents: Cluverius Jenkins & Geraldine Ferguson College Preference: Norfolk State University Career Goals: Visual And Performing Arts (dance) Talent: Dance (The truth, by India arie)
Shelby Smith Parents: William Smith (deceased) & Penny Smith College Preference: VCU, Randolph Macon or Guilford Career Goals: Novelist/Writer or Music Performance/Management Talent: Vocal Performance ("Think of Me" from The Phantom of the Opera)
Brittany Fisher
Emily Belcher
Kathryn Kennedy